Parker Trutecrecently completed an internal building expansion thatwas required for the addition of a third solid lubricant paint line to itscoatings application facility inUrbana, Ohio.This new line complements two existing solid lubricant paint lines, and is expected to launch mass production in May.

Theline, which features racks rated to 25 pound and a processing paint window of 12 inches wide by30 inches high, is a fully automated chain-on-edge systemthat will allow an increase in production capacity for both existing and new customers, says Geoff Smith, the plant’s general manager. “It will also allow usto achieve tighter industry quality standards for steel, galvannealand aluminum substrates,” he says.

Parker Trutec works with a variety of paint suppliers domestically and internationally, including its parent company, Nihon Parkerizing, with its proprietary line of Defric paints.Smith says the company also canprepare customer parts for the painting operation through various shot-blast capabilities and with threeautomated phosphate lines that providezinc, manganese and iron pretreatment.